Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) was 3.8 in 2014. ▲ Rising
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Ethiopia, 1980–2014
Source: World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 3.8 for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in 2014. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Ethiopia peaked at 3.8 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.6, in 1980.
Ethiopia ranks 185th of 189 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) in Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 1.6 | — |
| 1981 | 1.7 | +6.2% |
| 1982 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1983 | 1.7 | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 1.8 | +5.9% |
| 1985 | 1.8 | +0.0% |
| 1986 | 1.9 | +5.6% |
| 1987 | 1.9 | +0.0% |
| 1988 | 2 | +5.3% |
| 1989 | 2.1 | +5.0% |
| 1990 | 2.1 | +0.0% |
| 1991 | 2.2 | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 2.3 | +4.5% |
| 1993 | 2.4 | +4.3% |
| 1994 | 2.4 | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.5 | +4.2% |
| 1996 | 2.6 | +4.0% |
| 1997 | 2.6 | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 2.7 | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 2.8 | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 2.8 | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 2.9 | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 2.9 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3 | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 3.1 | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 3.1 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.2 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.3 | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.4 | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.4 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.5 | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 3.6 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 3.7 | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 3.7 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.8 | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.82 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.46 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.66 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Ethiopia?
- Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) in Ethiopia was 3.8 in 2014, according to World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory.
- What is the highest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 3.8 in 2014.
- What is the lowest raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.6 in 1980.
- How does Ethiopia rank for raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l)?
- Ethiopia ranks 185th out of 189 countries with data for 2014.
- Is raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/l) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia data come from?
- The figures come from World Health Organization, Global Health Observatory, published as part of Raised fasting blood glucose (>= 7.0 mmol/L) (crude estimate). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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